According to Mexica beliefs, both warriors and women who died in childbirth were transformed into hummingbirds after death.

At my house, whenever we see a hummingbird we say ‘An ancestor has come to visit’ and thank them.

(Art by Kate O’Hara)

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Spirits of women who died during childbirth and on certain days came down to earth to steal children and cause havoc!

Really want to start creating quick illustrations of Mexica culture (characters, objects, ect) for educating and keeping me drawing everyday.Thoughts? Should i?

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https://t.co/jjsl4chz1C Women as Caregivers by Annette M Stevenson reflects the responsibilities of women living through pregnancy, childbirth, and the care and raising of children. See more at my website on profile.

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A bit more done to my today. It does seem v self indulgent but I think its something I need to do.

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Childbirth is the easy part. There’s no epidural for mommyhood 😅
ha!

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this just made me want to post my oc. this is ari, a half demon half vampire. her mother died during childbirth and ari was sick for the first year of her life. her half brother sent her to earth because he blames her for their mom being gone. she is the youngest of 6.

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1935 Obstetrics Childbirth Breech birth, Babies, Fetus position, umbilical cord, Old medical book illustration https://t.co/6Yg3H6oTsD

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Sweet josei manga for the summer: Mahiru no Polvorón by Itoi Nozo.
9-year-old Rutsubo is holding a grudge against her estranged father, believing he left her mother who died in childbirth. She agrees to spend a summer with him & slowly, her attitude is starting to change 👨‍👧💕

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Meet Iris
Olivier's late wife and Kian's late mother

Quick story:
- She's a mortal being, a human
- Iris and Olivier were together for a quite long time (in human standart)
- she passed away in childbirth

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The first emergence of water in the universe. Before this, there was only fire..She brings peace & balance to the world in a violent display of water cascading, bursting, flooding..savage but beautiful, much like childbirth. ”All birth is violent, there is no death without pain”

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Some Lams and Philip c:

I had it to where Eliza died during childbirth from an unknown illness so when Philip was 6-7, Laurens stepped in and confessed his feelings to Hamilton (AFTER 7 FUCKING YEARS) and he helped him raise Philip c:

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I just had this sent to me. That is really sad. During childbirth too and the child also didn't make it... Not the english VA I believe

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Artemis, goddess of Moon, hunting, childbirth and wilderness.

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Every 2 min a woman dies during childbirth. Join us at to learn how innovators aim to change this. https://t.co/AgyJn8hCnw

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Hey Gallery Event and Talk on and Anesthesia, Nov. 19th 6pm https://t.co/Qu2k84Pcbf

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Convergence Week 4: Carrot Vs Quinn; Batman Vs Childbirth http://t.co/rDZGh6W6V1

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